Healthy but filling breakfasts?

Katersamo
Katersamo Posts: 12 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I try to eat healthily at breakfast time, but I find that in about an hour after travelling to school (in the middle of class for example) my stomach starts rumbling again and I am STARVING!

Do you have any tips for staying full for a couple hours after breakfast? Or any foods that "stick to your ribs" as my dad would say haha.

What low calorie foods do you eat for breakfast?
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  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    Try and fit some protein in your meal if there isn't much. If you have an omelette with some lean meat or fish it can be pretty filling. I used to mix some canned tuna with an egg and some veggies and cook that up. I would imagine it's only a couple hundred calories. Add some berries too. I always find this keeps me going until lunch.

    I do realise fish in the morning may not be for everyone :laugh:
  • OkieTink
    OkieTink Posts: 285 Member
    Are you eating protein for breakfast?

    I eat a bowl of steel cut oats with 4-5 scrambled egg whites...fills me up and wards off hunger until lunch. I do have a snack @ 10:30, whether I'm hungry or not.
  • abbygrit
    abbygrit Posts: 19
    This will sound really weird but I have gluten free waffle, a tablespoon of peanut butter and a cup of plain (though I do add some Stevia) nonfat Greek yogurt. Really filling and tasty.
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    Egg whites and turkey sausage scrambled up and put in a low carb tortilla with spinach and salsa - YUM.

    Work days I have a "Weight Management" oatmeal every morning - keeps me full till snack time at 10!
  • kingofcrunk
    kingofcrunk Posts: 372 Member
    I really like fruits with yoghurt at the moment. I'd have fruits like blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, plums (low calorie and good for you) with whatever yoghurt makes you happy.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Eggs or egg substitute, greek yogurt, fresh fruit, milk, bacon, pancakes, avocado, steamed rice, grilled fish, or any balanced combination of proteins, fats and carbs.
  • avery_ed
    avery_ed Posts: 3
    I have 1/2 cup of steel cut oats with a little bit of honey with blueberries mixed in, then a side of kiwi and blackberries. I've found that drinking hot tea can stave off hunger until I can eat again.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    hard boiled egg with avacado on whole grain toast

    plain greek nonfat yogurt with protein powder a bit of honey and flax seed blended

    natural peanut nut butter with banana on whole grain toast

    Egg and cheese burrito! (woth tomato and peppers and onion and feta and cheddar! LOL mmmm)

    actually anything with high protein
  • Cyndieann
    Cyndieann Posts: 152 Member
    I like a protein shake and a cup of oatmeal.
  • Jexxe
    Jexxe Posts: 1
    Take a snack with you, 1oz of almonds work great for me
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Scrambled eggs, meat (usually sausage, bacon or ham), and slice of toast with butter & jelly is a more common breakfast for me. I usually eat about 6:30 and that keeps me from being hungry until lunch at 11:30ish.

    ETA: This was this morning's breakfast and it totalled 358 calories, including a tablespoon of shredded cheese on my eggs.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Need to make sure you're getting some protein at breakfast. A lot of people have very carb heavy breakfasts...cereal with lots of added sugar, etc. This stuff doesn't fill you up for long. Here's my daily:

    1 Serving Coach's Oats
    2 eggs scrambled or hardboiled
    1 - 8oz glass 1% milk (some goes in the oats)
    100g blueberries or strawberries
    1 5.5 oz glass v8

    This comes to about 464 calories and really gets me going for the day. I recently bumped my goal from TDEE - 20% to TDEE - 10%...before I upped my calories I was only having 1 egg and had less fruit.

    I also plan nutrient dense snacks in the AM and PM...something easy like and apple and greek yogurt or nuts and an orange.
  • palmerar
    palmerar Posts: 489 Member
    peanut butter (11/4 tbsp = 120 cals) on whole wheat toast (Sara Lee brand 2 slices = 120 cals) and 1/2 c.1 % milk (55 cals) = 295 cals

    take fruit as a snack, drink lots of water or have a hot tea or cofee, they help you feel full...but can lead to a lot of bathroom breaks.
  • yurika975
    yurika975 Posts: 71 Member
    You've gotten some great suggestions. It also depends on what you like. You could eat yogurt and a piece of fruit like a banana. You could also have oatmeal, piece of toast and a few slices of bacon. Oatmeal is filling and I always remember staying full for oz of orange juice, quite a while. You could even add a scoop of protein powder to it. You could go for smoothies if you want something quick. Maybe mix oranges, a banana and some yogurt for a quick yummy breakfast you can drink on your way to class.
  • jillianedwards
    jillianedwards Posts: 67 Member
    Lately ive been doing this
    1 whole large egg
    1/2 cup of egg whites
    1/4 of a pepper chopped
    1 button mushroom
    2 slices of turkey bacon
    and sometimes 1/4 cup of salsa
    scramble it all together, then put the salsa on top!

    it keeps me super full untill lunch time! and its about 250 calories!
  • Katie_a_Mae_zing
    Katie_a_Mae_zing Posts: 9
    First, drink 8 oz of water first thing when you wake up.

    I switch off between:

    1/2 cup of 2% Low Fat Cottage Cheese w/1-2 servings of fruit

    OR

    1 cup oatmeal w/1-2 servings of fruit

    If I get hungry in between I eat another fruit (apple, banana, melon)
  • wow29
    wow29 Posts: 283 Member
    bump
  • cuterbee
    cuterbee Posts: 545
    I've been eating oatmeal with a teaspoon of peanut butter. For some reason, the peanut butter really keeps me from getting hungry early (the oatmeal alone didn't cut it). Plus it really tastes good. But then, I like peanut butter.
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
    Bacon and eggs. Eggs are 70 calories a pop and two slices of bacon are about 80. They just get a bad rep because they're not low fat.
  • radscorpion
    radscorpion Posts: 55
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  • robhigareda
    robhigareda Posts: 47 Member
    Lately ive been doing this
    1 whole large egg
    1/2 cup of egg whites
    1/4 of a pepper chopped
    1 button mushroom
    2 slices of turkey bacon
    and sometimes 1/4 cup of salsa
    scramble it all together, then put the salsa on top!

    it keeps me super full untill lunch time! and its about 250 calories!

    This is probably the best breakfast on this thread.

    Start your day with the right type of calorie burning, If you want to spend the day burning fat, eat fats, eat proteins and do your body a favor and skip the oats and other carbs. When you start your day with carbs, you crave them the rest of the day and that's not a good thing.

    Go for Eggs, Egg Whites, Bacon, Turkey Bacon, Cheese food heavy in protein and fats and you'll be full for longer.

    I eat about 6oz or Turkey Sausage with about 1/3 cup of liquid egg whites and then cover that in a little cheese and I am good to go for a little bit. You can increase the eggs or sausage to your liking and to what keeps you full.
  • underwater77
    underwater77 Posts: 331 Member
    I usually do egg whites + one whole egg, an avocado, and turkey bacon.
  • bpmartyr
    bpmartyr Posts: 141
    I skip breakfast and don't get the hunger later. If I eat first thing, no matter what I eat, I will be starving again within a couple hours.
  • ThinAgain46
    ThinAgain46 Posts: 32
    Try scrambled eggs with a slice of smoked salmon chopped and cooked in with it. And one T. cream cheese on the side. Delish, very low-cal and full of protein. For even fewer calories, scramble one egg plus two egg whites.

    Something my trainer got me onto a few years ago was oatmeal cooked with a splash of vanilla and cinnamon. Sweeten it with brown sugar and for added protein just add ... wait for it .... a big spoonful of cottage cheese. OR, protein powder.....your choice! But honestly delish and keeps you full for a long time! : )
  • Eleisabelle
    Eleisabelle Posts: 365
    A balanced meal of protein, fats, and complex carbs (not simple!) is your best bet. One egg with two egg whites and vegetables scrambled together, plus a small serving of whole grain cereal (whole oats, not instant) with fruit and perhaps a bit of milk makes a great, filling breakfast. Research shows that this kind of breakfast not only keeps you full, but makes you more likely to eat less at your other meals. For your best fat burn and energy endurance, breakfast should be the biggest meal of your day. I know that can be hard in our culture, though, so do your best.

    I caution you against going too low with your carb intake. Studies show that too much fat and protein intake with too few carbs can lead to significant disease later in life, such as pancreatic cancer and diabetes. People may be pushing those diets now and insisting that they're perfectly healthy, but they're all young, and pancreatic cancer is the number 4 cancer killer in the U.S., so I'd take the crowing with a grain of salt.
  • UsaJewels05
    UsaJewels05 Posts: 229 Member
    For breakfast I like to have:
    1 egg scrambled with 1/2 cup of egg whites,
    yogurt
    sara lee delight low carb bread!

    The whole breakfast is about 300 calories.
  • Alisha_countrymama
    Alisha_countrymama Posts: 821 Member
    Eggs and Bacon.... Fat and Protein keeps you full.
    I also sometimes have 1/2 avacado and cherry tomatoes with my eggs and bacon.
  • HealthyAlison
    HealthyAlison Posts: 112 Member
    I have yogurt parfaits about half the days of the week. By picking the right ingredients I try to get both carbs and protein so I can make it to lunch.

    The stats for my parfait today (w/ strawberries & blueberries): 267 cals, 51 g Carbs, 10 g protein, 5 g fat.

    ~ Dannon - All Natural Lowfat Yogurt - Vanilla - 1/2 cup = 100 cals
    (I don't do the low fat yogurt. They trade the fat for corn syrup.)

    ~ Quaker - Natural Granola; Oats, Honey, Almonds - 1/4 Cup = 100 cals

    ~ 1/2-1 cup of fruit - Blueberries, strawberries, raspberres, grapes, craisins
    (My go to fruit is blueberries. I buy a case and a half of blueberries at the farmers market each summer and freeze them. I use other fresh fruits instead of or in addition to the blueberries when the price is right.)
  • PinnacleWA
    PinnacleWA Posts: 6
    Are you eating protein for breakfast?

    I eat a bowl of steel cut oats with 4-5 scrambled egg whites...fills me up and wards off hunger until lunch. I do have a snack @ 10:30, whether I'm hungry or not.

    This...My breakfast is typically 1/3 cup of blueberries, 1 whole egg + 3 egg whites, and 45g of quick rolled oats.

    I add a tsp of tabasco + salsa for some added flavor.

    I wouldn't say I'm "full" but rather "satisfied" and that lasts me until my next meal.

    If you are still hungry after breakfast, you might think of adding some almonds / walnuts as a snack 90-120 minutes later.
  • erinlibke
    erinlibke Posts: 144 Member
    Breakfast burritos!
    I scramble up a dozen eggs, and add various combos of my fav omlet type fillings:
    -turkey sausage and salsa
    - ham, mushroom, peppers and green onion
    -tomatoes, spinach, peppers, zuchini
    and these all usually contain low fat cheese.

    I usually make two batches of fillings, add it to my eggs and top with cheese. Roll up and freeze. A dozen eggs plus filling make 12-15 burritos so I always have a quick easy breakfast on the go. I even take them to work for lunches. So yummy and easy to do on a weekend.

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